Rubbing-post.



. l S. B. WASSON. BUBBING POST.

y APPLICATION FILED MAB. 19, 1909. n 936,687.- Patented oct. 12,1909.

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UNITED sTATEs PATnlitT orincii SAMUEL B. WASSON, QF PEORIA, ILLINOIS.

RUBBING-POST.

Specification of Letters Patent:

Application led March 19, 1909. Serial Ho. 484,429.

Patented oct'. 1e, 190e.

To all whom 'it concern:

Be it known that l, SAMUEL B. Wiissox, i

. It has generally been the custom to dip swine and other animals in oil to rid them of parasites which :ire common to swine and other nninnils but crude oil, which has j been the liquid preferred forthe purpose, is hard to get, and furthermore is quite expensive iis the swine, particularly.. need to j he dipped quite frequently to keep them free from parasites :ind this necessitates the openings in the hoxings v#M110 and bearing handling of the animals, which is rallier u troublesome nui/iter.

ln carryingout my invention. l have designed to usel un oily substance ol' snhstiintiully the consistency of axle grease, as such :i suhstiincdserves the purpose better :nul

furthermore is very much cheaper.

My invention comprises menus supported in :i position .vhere swine or other animals i may rnh up ii minst; it and also menus thiit i they can stiad le. und get over in such posi-i tion as to sei-:itch the under pzirl ot' the body.' this hitter feature being very essential :ist vermin :we inost. likely to collect upon the under portions of the hody tlnit are noti'Y reached by scratching upon :i vertically po` sitioned post..l

That, inv invention m'ajl understood, reference. is had to the iu't'oiu-v panying drawings, in which-- I ifi'rure t is -.i erspet-tive 4vit-.iv showing on the. line ar-m ofl Fig'. 2. assuming thnt the complete structure was present in such tignrc; Fig. l is ii detail view showing :i corg iugzlted roll; and Fig. 5 is o detuil view f showing the minuit-r of supporting the corg i'ugaled rolls Shown in Figi-l. in :in ndjnsti p i j 19 is a threaded piston rod.

able position.

he more fullyl device nsseiniled und positioned lforj service: Fig. 2 is ii vertical sectiomil view of the device; Fig. 3 is a horizontal section Referring more particularly t0-the druivmgs, 2 refers to a vertically disposed hollow section of the rubbing post.

post, the same being considerably shorter thun section y .i is a hollow cu'rved connecting portion that is integrally connected with section :t and detachnhly connected with section .2 in the manner shown in the drawings, in which it appears that tlanges are provided on the sections 2 nml l, which art` adapted to he bolted together. 'Tho lower portion of the curved section 4 is provided with an integral projecting portion having n lhit foce, and

t the post in :i vertical position.

in slots as 8 Within .the wall of the vertical section 2, said rollers being journuled in hoxings 9 9. the same being slotted as :it l0 to perm-it the journals of suid rollers to be moved bacltwindly and forwardly therein.

ll-ll are set screws supported in threaded against the journals ofltlie. rollers :ind ure i provided to adjust said rollers back and forth so that at times theyv may bear at differing distances within the slotted openings in the post. T his adjustability is provided to meet the varying conditions of consistency nf the hard oily substance :is it is :ilfcfted by heat sind cold. ln cold .veilher. the grease sary to sont the rollers so deep within the openings. while in warm weather, when the grease is not so hard. it will be necessary to seat theinideepei' to .rovide :i more complete closure. f

'1Q isa `slot ivithin the ea p l secured upon the uppoi' end. of the section 2' ot' the post. .vhilo l." is-lzi roller adapted to he sented therein. within the said en i uduptt-d to support the l journals of said ro lei'.

17m-li' :ire sel screws '.idiiptcd to operato in connection ivith the roller journals in the smuouiiinner and for the sume purpose its previously described in connection with the rollers in section 2.

18 is :i cop provided with a centrnl pel foi-ation und adapted to he detachuhly conl Il rcl't-rs to i1 nollon section of the rubbing i ti are supporting legs :ulnpted to ninintiiiii 7 :ire corrugated rolls adapted to he sented substance being harder. it will lie unneces lo tti are slotted journal hearings..

nected with the upper end of suction 2 of the be provided for the pose except that in with a short vertical y'bearing section, a

g i maar 20 is a piston het@ @Qluplising the usual diskclosure portions and .a assise the @0,111- plete piston read being adniagl prevale a complete closure and agierte@ fit .within the -opening of section o iii@ 21 1s n. coil spring adapted to n agiter-posed between the piston head und Wi) l-lf-i.- l

22 is a hand nut adapted to lav A'lrliiedi l spirit o f my invention und I therefore claim upon the piston 19. l V

In app ving the devicepraeiully, the post is a opted to be filled with a hard grea substance, filling the complete u1- close space except the upper portion of tbs section 2 and it is designed 'that pressure shall be applied to the grearse in order i9 keep it always in a compact body so that it will always hear against the corrugated rollers so that as they are turned, they will carry with them the greasy substance, .to a point without the Dosi so that as the animal rubs u n the rolls, grease will be applied to its y. In applying the piston, after the st has been properly filled with the ha reasy substance, lthe hand nut Q2 is turne -down upon the piston rod 19 and as it contacts wit plate 18 and the nut continues' to be turned, the spring will be compressed between the head 20 and the plate 18 and when it has been sufficiently compressed to allow its insertion within the section 2 of the post so that the piston will .bear upon the upper surface of the renee and the cap 18 w l be in position to secured to the top of said post, then the hand nut is turned back into"substantially the position shown in 1 'in which position it will be een that considerable latitude of movement will iston so that as the quantity of ase within the post diminish andthe y of grease is forced downwardly, within the post, the piston head will follow downwardly under the preure of the spring, thus continuin the pressure upon the grease for a consi erable distance and until its limit of movement has been reached; then it is designed in praeticethat the post shall again be lled up to a point where spr' pressure may be applied with the proper orce to eilectually compress the grease within the interior of the post.

In practice, it has been found -that swine and other animals affected with vermin are disposed to scratch upon any obstacle that may be convenient andv therefore the vertical portion 2 provides a rubbing section which they may use for the purpose, and the shorter section 1s provided for the same purrovidmg the device place is provided that they may stand over and scratch the under portions of their l bodies, and as this part is the most a t to be affected by the vermin, it is essentie that means be provided that will enable them tc snacted in different forms and the parte 7o maybe `differently arranged, and in fact, mamy n iodiiiciuipus and changes may be made therein vxithoul departing from the a' l forms ,embodiment the device w'ith- 76 l inthe general principle involved in the suple.

1 Having thus ii'ully described my invention, what I #faire and desirs .t9 tre?? bi laitiers latentiszl, ,i rubbing post for live stock consisting of a hollow body adapted to be supported vertically in the'ground and provided with a of elongated apertures therin. a series of rolls pivotally supported in said apertures1 a )o1-tion thereof adapted to protrude within t .lo llOllOW body 111151 engage the body of hard oil contained therein.

2. A rubbing ost for liv-e `stock consisting of a hollow ody adapted to oontam a hard grens substance, mid comprising two vertically isposed iortions, one of considerable length provi ed with u series of lpertures therein audpne considerably Shorter provided with an aperture in the upper end thereof, .said sections suitably connected to- "ether and adapted to be set in the ground 1n vertical positions so that both upright portions wil bear above the surface, a series of rollers supported within said apertures in the longer portion in u manner to permit the tnrnin of the same by contact, and a roller join-pa ed within said apertuie in the shorter section;

3. A rubbing ost for live stock consisting of a hollow ody ada led to contain a hard greasy substance, an comprising two vertically disposed portions, one of consid- I eruble length provided with a series of up ertures therein and one considerably shorter provided with an v: ipertnre in the upper end thereof, said sections suitably eolmted to: gather and adapted lo be Set inv the golmd in verni-nl positions so that both upright portions wil bear above the surface, u Serien of rollen: supportati within Said apertures ill the longer portion iu n manner to permit the turning of the sume by contact, a roller journaled within said aperture in thevshorter pos-t, and means for holding the hard greasy substance under compression to cause it to be contained in a compact mass and to move the mass lengthwise of the poet.

4. lu a device of the class described a hollow body comprising two vertically isposed portions each-provided with a erturcs tiereiu, rolls rotatably su porte in said alwrtures, a connecting hol ow section between saidvertically disposed sections, said hollow body bein adaptedto contain 55 rnb those portions. and therefore my device l a greasy substance, an means supported .in 1 0 one of Said vertically disposed section:l I under compression :unl for inovingit length-I wise of the post..

adapted to hold the greasy substance under compression und for moving it lengthwise of the hollow body.

5. A rubbing poet .for live stock consisting of ai hollow body adapted to contain :i greasy hubstunce, comprising two vertically disposed portions, `one of height, and one considerably shorter, emfii section npertured :ind supliortingf :l roll in ent-.h of wml apertures in :i manner to permit the une to lie turned b v exterior contact, u reelion connectingr the longf :unl short portiom of the po`t and means for holdingl the ,ereise under compression :uid for moving it lengthwise of the post.

` 6. A rubbingr post for live` stock, comprising u hollow body adapted lo' eontuin u f1-easy Substance, comprising t\vo vertically isposed portions, one height und provided ivithrzipertures lhere.

in, and one considerably shorter provided with an aperture therein, u hollow section for connecting said longr and short porlionk:v

considerable I. A rubbing: post for live stock, consisting of :i hollow body adopted to contain :t greasy substance comprising two vertically dieposed portions, one of considerable height nmlprovitled with opel-turen therein Eind one corilernbly `'hurler and provided with :in aperture in the upper end thereof, :i section connecting; said loingr :unl short `wctions of ine posi. u sei-iw,I of rollers supported within he upertui s in thelouger eelion in u manner to permit the turning o1' th'e sume by' connu-t, :i roller supported in the aperture ol' the Shorter post in a manner to pernsi! it to be turned by Contact,

olconsiderable if of the post, and means for lioldiin:r the grens-e aura :mel mean for holdingr the grease under impression und i'or moviu; r it lengthwise ln'teslinmn)I whereof Llmve nilixed my signature in pre.-.ei.u:e of two witnesses.

' SA VEL l. lYASSON. 

